Grotesque and Hideous

Grotesque

Grotesque adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: that bloody Halloween mask is grotesque

Hideous is a synonym for grotesque in ugly topic. In some cases you can use "Hideous" instead an adjective "Grotesque".

Nearby Word: grotesquely

Hideous

Hideous adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers

Grotesque is a synonym for hideous in ugly topic. You can use "Grotesque" instead an adjective "Hideous".

Nearby Words: hide, hideously

Both words in one sentence

  • Cute Monster Girl Given that Mortasheen's standards of beauty are... different, it's not surprising to learn they consider Mothstrous one of the most hideous and grotesque of all Arthropoids.
  • Literature / The Name of the Rose The Grotesque: In the movie, Adso is peering fearfully at some hideous gargoyles when the equally hideous Salvatore lurches at him out of the darkness, babbling nonsense.
  • Series / The League of Gentlemen Grotesque Gallery: Because almost all of the characters are played by the same three actors, a variety of prosthetics are used, some of which are profoundly hideous.
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